Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-ežь

Etymology
According to Matasović, the origin of the suffix is unclear. He dismisses an old theory due to Vaillant for borrowing ultimately from, because there are not any loanwords in proto-Slavic which display this suffix.

Suffix

 * From verbs ending in -C-
 * */padti/ > →
 * */mętti/ > →
 * From verbs ending in -i-
 * From verbs ending in -a-
 * From verbs ending in -i-
 * From verbs ending in -a-
 * From verbs ending in -a-
 * From verbs ending in -a-
 * From verbs ending in -a-

Usage notes

 * Usually it's not used with roots ending in g/k/x/s/z.
 * Words derived with *-ežь sometimes have pejorative connotation.

Descendants

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